UT3 for PS3 will have keyboard support

I’m pleasantly surprised to learn that a previous conjecture of mine was mistaken. When Mark Rein, vice president at Epic Games announced that Unreal Tournament 3 won’t have cross-platform play between the PC and PS3, I thought that it was for the best because PS3 users won’t stand a chance with the keyboard/mouse-wielding PC crowd.

You see, Mark Rein announced that the PS3 version of UT3 will support the keyboard and mouse scheme.

“I checked with Steve Polge and he said that YES we are supporting keyboard and mouse in Unreal Tournament 3 on PS3. He is confident we are doing it in a way that will be balanced without feeling “gimped” for either side. We’ll also allow people to choose whether or not they want to allow mixed controller vs. keyboard/mouse games or not.”

Good one, Mark. In retrospect, your news of UT3 not having cross-platform play between the PC and PS3 is almost making me feel bad because this new keyboard/mouse scheme for the PS3 levels the playing field between the two platforms.

Then again, aging video cards resulting in choppy visuals would give PC jockeys a scapegoat if they ever lose to a PS3 gamer. I mean, have you seen how purdy UT3 is? It’s almost as scary as Crysis.

Thanks to Wikipedia for the image.

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